Resistance Band Standing Twist Exercise
The sitting twist works the abdominals, especially the obliques which twist and side bend the trunk.
Teaching Points
- Attach one end of the band to a stationary object and stand to the side of it.
- Hold the end in both hands with the arms straight out in front of you.
- Start close to the attachment and twist away from it, using your stomach muscles, not your arms!
- Slowly return to the starting position.
Muscles Worked
- Internal Obliques.
- External Obliques.
Alternative exercises
- Sitting twist with a resistance band.
- Medicine ball twist.
Related Injuries
- Hyperlordosis.
- Abdominal strain.
